The $1 million installation project began in August 2011 and replaced bulbs that must be replaced every six to 12 months with ones that are changed every 12 years to 15 years.

By a vote of 3 to 2, the Human Services Committee stripped the proposal to extend alcohol sales to 3 a.m. on weekdays and 4 a.m. on weekends out of the budget.

D.C. council member Marion Barry spoke to the ambassador of the Philippines late Wednesday afternoon to try to resolve the growing controversy over the former mayor’s remarks about Filipino nurses.

Following Barry’s remark Monday that he wanted more District residents to become nurses so hospitals don’t have to rely on “immigrants” from the Philippines, that country’s ambassador issued a statement Wednesday condemning him for “intolerant, narrow-minded comments.”

 Now, fresh records show he also may have had trouble paying his rent on time. 

Parts of the city’s Web site, dc.gov, including the Department of Transportation and the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, have been collapsing for periods of time.